Hegar
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- Comment on If copyright on a work expired immediately after death, would be that a bad or good idea? 6 hours ago:
I very much agree that copyright is a tool to protect the wealth of the rich. But I think the idea of restricting access to knowledge in order to benefit a select few predates capitalism. I'd guess it's a common feature of strongly elite-dominated societies, of which capitalism is just the current model.
- Comment on A real question about trans athletes and records 1 day ago:
Your link is just to this post, but after searching I believe you're talking about Lia Thomas. That's a single example so not necessarily representative.
"FACT: Trans athletes do not have an unfair advantage in sports.”
"After one year of hormone therapy, trans women performed better in sports than cis women. After two years, their performance was largely equalized.”
"...finding that trans women athletes are at a relative disadvantage in many key physical areas relating to athletic ability... than their cisgender counterparts."
- Comment on A real question about trans athletes and records 1 day ago:
Yep, the "fairness" argument is a transparent figleaf for intentional persecution.
- Comment on A real question about trans athletes and records 2 days ago:
My understanding is that there is absolutely no evidence that trans women have an advantage. Once hormone therapy has been going for a while performance shows no statistical difference from women assigned female at birth.
Additionally the number of trans athletes is incredibly small.
I've heard that the greatest correlation with Olympic medal tally is the amount of state funding for sports and sport sciences. If we're going to asterisk any records, it should probably be for everyone from wealthy countries.